Luxo Jr. (1986)

A larger lamp watches while a smaller, younger lamp plays exuberantly with a ball but doesn't pick up the knack of correct handling.

Director:

John Lasseter

Writer:

John Lasseter (story)

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination.

Storyline

A larger lamp watches while a smaller, younger lamp plays exuberantly with a ball but doesn't pick up the knack of correct handling.

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Plot Keywords:

no dialogue | lamp | ball | playing | damage | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Family

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released theatrically with Toy Story 2 (1999).

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Quotes

[Opening Text from the 1999 reissue]
Text: [fade in] In 1986 Pixar Animation Studios produced its first film.
Text: [fade in] This is why we have a hopping lamp in our logo.

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Crazy Credits

Computing (pixar) mickey, donald

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Alternate Versions

A later release has additional captions before the opening title: "In 1986 Pixar Animation Studios produced its first film. This is why we have a hopping lamp in our logo."

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Connections

Referenced in Leviathan (1989)

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Soundtracks

Quicksilver
(uncredited)
Written by Brian Bennett and Carlton G. Hall
Courtesy of Bruton/APM (ASCAP)

User Reviews

The one that started it all...

I am a big fan of Pixar, finding their films and short films wonderfully animated, very entertaining with many touching moments and endearing characters. Luxo Jnr is the one that started it all off. Is it their very best Pixar short film? Not quite for me, I am more partial to Presto and Geri's Game. And I do prefer the feature film it is shown with Toy Story 2. However, for its time, and now even it is historically important for its influence not just to Pixar but also computer animation. The animation is vibrant and beautiful and done with character, nothing dated about it at all. I was especially taken with how much detail there was in the character designs. Luxo Jnr is not laugh out loud hilarious like Presto but it is still amusing, and it manages to warm the heart and charm the viewer even in such a short duration time. Luxo is one of Pixar's most endearing titular characters, the others being Geri and WALL-E. All in all, a great start for Pixar, perhaps they may have done better things since, but Luxo Jnr is not one to forget. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

None

Release Date:

10 July 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Luxo Jr.

Filming Locations:

Marin County, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pixar Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

2 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1